足首のねんざで彼は一ヶ月歩けなかった。

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足首のねんざで彼は一ヶ月歩けなかった。

English Translation

A sprained ankle disabled him from walking for a month.

Furigana

足首(あしくび)のねんざで彼(かれ)は一(いち)ヶ月(かげつ)歩(ある)けなかった。

Romanji

Ashikubi no nenza de kare wa ichi kagetsu arukenakatta.

Words

足首 (あしくび)

ankle

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

捻挫 (ねんざ)

sprain

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

カ月 (かげつ)

(number of) months